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Muslim leaders mark Eid with calls on government to end doctors’ strike

Sheikh Mohammed Hussein

Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, Imam of Eldoret Jamia Mosque, leads prayers to mark Idd-ul-Fitr at Uasin Gishu Primary School ground in Eldoret town on April 10, 2024.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Sheikh Hussein said it is poor Kenyans who will continue suffering.
  • The cleric also took issue with nepotism and tribalism in the public sector.

Islamic leaders in the North Rift region used the Idd-Ul-Fitr celebrations to call for an end to the ongoing strike by doctors in the country.

Sheikh Mohammed Hussein of Jamia Mosque in Eldoret on Wednesday regretted that the stalemate between the government and doctors had taken a month without an amicable solution being reached.